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2025 DAILYLAW 8954 (ALL)

STATE OF U.P.AND OTHERS v. SRI KANNU

FAPL/57/2003 · 2025-04-29

Shekhar Kumar Yadav

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:67605 Court No. - 36 Case :- FIRST APPEAL No. - 57 of 2003 Appellant :- State Of U.P.And Others Respondent :- Sri Kannu Counsel for Appellant :- S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J. 1. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Appellant. 2. By policy decision dated 13.10.2016, the State Government has amended its State Litigation Policy by inserting para 4(ff) whereby it has been provided that first appeals in land acquisition matters below monetary limit of Rs.2 lacs, shall not be filed and the first appeals which have already been filed below the aforesaid monetary limit, shall be withdrawn. 3. Learned Standing Counsel would submit that the valuation of the appeal is less than Rs.2 lac. 4. A detail order dated 17.10.2016 in First Appeal No.29 of 2014, Agra Development Authority Vs. Munna Lal (Deceased) and seven others has been passed quoting therein the affidavit filed on behalf of the State Government and the government order dated 13.10.2016, and in view thereof the appeal has been dismissed on the ground of smallness of valuation of appeal. 5. In view of the aforesaid, this appeal is also dismissed. 6. However, dismissal of this appeal shall not come in the way of the State Government to contest appeal of higher valuation as provided in the policy decision dated 13.10.2016. Liberty is also granted to the State Government to file a recall application for recall of this order of dismissal of appeal on the ground of smallness of valuation, in case any technical objection is raised by other claimants for dismissal of some other appeal of higher valuation filed by the State Government and arising from the same acquisition. Order Date :- 30.4.2025 Pawan Kumar Digitally signed by :- PAWAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PAWAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad